Temperature and humidity response in the curing and drying process for Burley tobacco

• Main Authors: Edilson Daniel Gomez-Herrera, Milton Muñoz-Neira, Luis Alfonso Peñaranda-Mallungo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 2016-12-01
• Series: Revista Científica
• Subjects: Burley, Curación, Control ON/OFF, PID, Secado.
• Online Access: http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/revcie/article/view/9802

This paper present the methodology development used for characterization and implementation of a control and automation of a camera for curing and drying of Burley tobacco, done with the purpose of analyzing its three stages: yellowing, color fixing and drying.As first step, the paper gives to know the process that is important for air curing of Burley tobacco. As second step, analysis of heating and humidification of system is presented, for determinate the most adequate control system for maintenance the ideal conditions for curing and drying of Burley. Results are presented through figures and tables.